Privacy policy

Page Watch – Website Change Alerts

Effective: 2026-10-29. Last updated: 2026-10-31.

This policy applies to Page Watch – Website Change Alerts version 1.0.1 distributed on the Chrome Web Store. Version 1.0.1 changes only the name, description and icons; data handling is identical to version 1.0.0.

Page Watch does not collect or transmit information to its developer or another service. It has no analytics, telemetry, ads, accounts, cloud storage, email delivery, or remote code. It makes no extension-origin network requests. If the user explicitly enables tab reload, Chrome reloads that selected page through the site’s normal connection, cookies, and requests, as it would for a manual reload.

Locally, the extension stores chosen page addresses (which may contain query parameters), labels, selectors, watch conditions and intervals, the last successful normalized visible text, and the latest before/after text and change timestamp. These remain in chrome.storage.local and are not sent through Chrome sync. A current-browser-session store holds explicitly selected tab connections, an expiring picker token, and a temporary text selection bound to its originating form. Selections become unusable after 10 minutes. An expiry alarm removes their stored text, and state requests, save attempts and worker startup also clear expired text. Alarm cleanup may be delayed while Chrome is asleep. Saving, cancelling, starting a new selection or removing unused site access clears the temporary selection; session data is cleared on Chrome exit or extension reload. There is no permanent history or export service.

Incognito browsing is not supported: the manifest prevents enabling this extension in incognito, and the controller rejects incognito tab selection, reading and saving.

Only selected top-level HTTP/HTTPS document sections are read. Input values, form contents, contenteditable text, hidden text, page scripts, and frames are excluded. A visible password field prevents a check. These safeguards do not identify every secret or personal fact in ordinary visible page text; the user controls what to monitor and should avoid sensitive sections. Page addresses and monitor labels may themselves contain personal information.

Site access is optional and requested when the user selects a site. Chrome’s host permission can cover every path and port on that host; the extension’s logic restricts operation to chosen tab IDs and exact saved addresses. It does not scan the user’s other tabs. It cannot continue monitoring a closed tab, and requires explicit reconnection after a full browser restart. No unselected tab is adopted automatically.

Desktop notifications contain only the monitor’s label and change type. Captured text and page addresses are not included. Notifications can appear on a system lock screen depending on the user’s settings; avoid private labels if this matters.

Deleting a monitor removes its locally stored settings and snapshots. “Remove unused site access” removes unused optional host permissions and discards any unsaved selection; permissions used by saved monitors remain. Removing the extension through Chrome removes its extension storage and permissions. The extension does not maintain backup copies; operating-system or profile backups are controlled by the user and browser.

No donation or external payment link is configured in this release. All features are free. If the publisher later enables a verified donation destination, that external service’s privacy policy will apply when the user chooses to open it. It is never opened automatically.